linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 6/6] watchdog: ts4600: add driver for TS-4600 watchdog

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Date:   Sun, 14 May 2017 07:39:33 -0700
From:   Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
To:     Shawn Guo <shawnguo@...nel.org>,
        Sebastien Bourdelin <sebastien.bourdelin@...oirfairelinux.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-watchdog@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        kernel@...oirfairelinux.com, robh@...nel.org,
        linus.walleij@...aro.org, fabio.estevam@....com,
        mark@...eddedarm.com, kris@...eddedarm.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 6/6] watchdog: ts4600: add driver for TS-4600 watchdog

On 05/11/2017 12:22 AM, Shawn Guo wrote:
> On Fri, May 05, 2017 at 03:32:59PM -0400, Sebastien Bourdelin wrote:
>> This watchdog is instantiated in a FPGA and can only be access using a
>> GPIOs bit-banged bus, called the NBUS by Technologic Systems.
>> The watchdog is made of only one register, called the feed register.
>> Writing to this register will re-arm the watchdog for a given time (and
>> enable it if it was disable). It can be disabled by writing a special
>> value into it.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Sebastien Bourdelin <sebastien.bourdelin@...oirfairelinux.com>
>> ---
>> Changes v2 -> v3:
>>   - rebase on master
>>   - remove the timeout table to simplify the logic (suggested by
>>   Guenter Roeck)
>>   - fix the set_timeout function (suggested by Guenter Roeck)
>>   - hardcode the max_hw_heartbeat_ms value based on the ts4600 max
>>   timeout value supported (suggested by Guenter Roeck)
>>   - remove the max_timeout usage and set a default timeout value
>> (suggested by Guenter Roeck)
>>   - use the devm_watchdog_register_device function instead of
>>   watchdog_register_device (suggested by Guenter Roeck)
>>
>> Changes v1 -> v2:
>>   - rebase on master
>>   - retrieve the ts_nbus instantiated by the parent node (suggested by
>>   Linus Walleij)
>>   - rename the wdt by watchdog in the device tree and in the
>>   documentation (suggested by Rob Herring)
>>   - add a dependency to the TS_NBUS driver in the Kconfig (suggested by
>>   Guenter Roeck)
>>   - simplify the set_timeout function (suggested by Guenter Roeck)
>>   - use the max_hw_heartbeat_ms callback instead of the max_timeout
>>   callback (suggested by Guenter Roeck)
>> ---
>>  .../devicetree/bindings/watchdog/ts4600-wdt.txt    |  16 ++
>>  arch/arm/boot/dts/imx28-ts4600-common.dtsi         |   5 +
>
> The dts change shouldn't be mixed within driver patch.
>

Maybe, but Rob Acked the devicetree changes, so I don't see a reason
for splitting it up now.

Guenter

> Shawn
>
>>  drivers/watchdog/Kconfig                           |  11 ++
>>  drivers/watchdog/Makefile                          |   1 +
>>  drivers/watchdog/ts4600_wdt.c                      | 185 +++++++++++++++++++++
>>  5 files changed, 218 insertions(+)
>>  create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/watchdog/ts4600-wdt.txt
>>  create mode 100644 drivers/watchdog/ts4600_wdt.c
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